A truly great cocktail has many facets above and beyond flavor. The flavor must be balanced and walk the line between sweetness and acidity, bitter and sour, and so on. However, texture, temperature, and dilution all play major roles as well. Jeffrey Morgenthaler
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Happy New Year! By now all of you must be hunkering down to see what the next year will bring, whether you embrace the view of some that we’re still stuck in the economic doldrums, or that the situation is finally taking a turn for the better. One thing’s for
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Since 2000, the Taco Bell chain closed more than 1,000 stores. In efforts to regain its footing in the fast-food landscape and compete with restaurants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Qdoba, Taco Bell will soon be introducing more upscale, gourmet foods to its menu.
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Fast food without the grease, salt … or guilt? That’s what the entrepreneurs behind Lyfe Kitchen, a proposed fast-food chain slated to open later this summer, are promising customers. “It’s going to be great-tasting, satiating, familiar
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Healthy eating at McDonald’s is not an oxymoron, says the registered dietitian who oversees nutrition at the company’s 14,000 fast-food restaurants in the United States. Cindy Goody, U.S. director of nutrition for McDonald’s, concedes nutrition used to
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